blister beetle

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noun

any of various beetles of the family Meloidae, many of which produce a secretion capable of blistering the skin.

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Origin of blister beetle

First recorded in 1810–20

Words nearby blister beetle

blissful, blissfully, bliss out, B list, blister, blister beetle, blister copper, blister gas, blistering, blister pack, blister rust

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How to use blister beetle in a sentence

I ended up developing a blister on one of my vocal cords, so that kinda sucked.
Deer Tick's John McCauley on Ten Years in Rock and Roll|James Joiner|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Blister rust is like having the flu; the pine beetle is like fast acting leukemia.
What It Takes to Kill a Grizzly Bear|Doug Peacock|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Briefly, blister rust is an Asian fungus introduced from Europe to America around 1900.
What It Takes to Kill a Grizzly Bear|Doug Peacock|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In 2007, FWS reported that the beetle outbreak had affected only 16 percent of the whitebark pines.
What It Takes to Kill a Grizzly Bear|Doug Peacock|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The Beetle was launched with a series of television commercials unlike any before them.
Nationalism on Four Wheels|Clive Irving|October 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Her feet crush creeping things: there is a busy ant or blazoned beetle, with its back broken, writhing in the dust, unseen.
God and my Neighbour|Robert Blatchford
But strangest of all the dishes at the Tagal's feast was one prepared from a kind of beetle.
Alila, Our Little Philippine Cousin|Mary Hazelton Wade
Then the juice would fill up the hole the beetle had made, and the tree would go on growing as before.
The Wonder Book of Knowledge|Various
There was a toy balloon, a beetle that ran all over the room in a life-like manner, a jumping jack, and some popcorn balls.
The Story of the Big Front Door|Mary Finley Leonard
Old Mr. Ford declared he had not laughed so much in twenty years as he did at the antics of the boys and the beetle.
The Story of the Big Front Door|Mary Finley Leonard

British Dictionary definitions for blister beetle

blister beetle

noun

any beetle of the family Meloidae, many of which produce a secretion that blisters the skinSee also Spanish fly

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